Virginia Craft Beer

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Season’s Greetings,

Though Jethro Tull frontman Ian Anderson sings in a folksy early ‘70s classic song, “the Christmas spirit is not what you drink,” it is the season for much reveling and indeed merry-making.

To my mind, that translates as enjoying copious mugs of dark winter brews with friends and family in celebration of another year well-lived.

Put me in front of a roaring fireplace with a frothy stout and I’ll cause you no trouble at all. When I was in my early 20s, the booming craft beer industry we all enjoy today didn’t exist in America. There were a few independent craft brewers just getting their start like Pete’s Brewing Company (known for its Pete’s Wicked Ale), the Boston Beer Company (the maker of Samuel Adams), and Anchor Steam.

For me, I happened upon British and Irish brewed bottles of beer at the Williamsburg Pottery in their gourmet foods section. Patrons could literally explore the world through single take-home bottles capped and crowned with a color tin-paper (think Hershey’s Kisses wrap), and label proudly touting “Imported.”

My early favorites were the darker styles and included Samuel Smith’s Holy Trinity: Oatmeal Stout, Taddy Porter, and Nut Brown Ale. Also high on my list were Theakston’s Old Peculier, Fuller’s London Porter, Belhaven Scottish Oat Stout, and the well-known trio of Irish stouts from Beamish, Murphy’s, and Guinness.

On my first voyage to the UK, I made a pilgrimage not to York Minster Cathedral, but Samuel Smith’s old brewery in tiny Tadcaster, England to drink from the source of my favorite beers.

Today, and especially during this time of year, most of Virginia craft beer makers unveil their lineups of dark stouts and porters as well as Belgian-inspired, high-octane Christmas beers.

It truly is a gift from the Beer Gods and all other supreme beings to raise a glass, be it a fancy goblet or traditional pint glass, of the harvest season liquids we so desire.

May your holiday season be safe and happy, and the year ahead a prosperous and healthy one.

Happy

2023,

Jeff Maisey Publisher/Editor

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CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

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Delirious Precarious Wins Big in Denver

By Jeff Maisey

Did you know one of the best craft breweries in the country is located in the heart of Colonial Williamsburg?

Precarious Beer Project certainly turned heads this fall at the prestigious Great American Beer Festival in Denver when the beer maker, with locations operating as Precarious Beer Hall and Amber Ox Public House, was crowned Brewery Group Brewery & Brewer of the Year.

“We’ve got an incredible team producing some amazing beers,” said an exhilarated Andrew Voss, the brewery’s co-founder. “Pretty killer combo.”

Precarious won a gold medal with its Polar Bears Toenails in the Experimental IPA category and a silver medal in the American Style Lager category Mountain Marble.

New Realm Brewing Company, whose major manufacturing operation is located in Virginia Beach, won a pair of golds with Southern Tee (Experimental Beer category)

and Blackberry Smoke Lager (Contemporary American Style Lager category). Their locations in Atlanta and Savannah were credited as the brew source, but both are available in Virginia Beach.

Several other homegrown breweries earned awards in Denver. They are listed here by medal type:

GOLD

Skipping Rock Beer Co. (Staunton)

Belgian Dubbel, Belgian-style Abbey Ale category

SILVER

COVA Brewing Company (Norfolk)

POG Gose

Contemporary Gose category Beale’s (Petersburg/Bedford)

Peach Tea Blonde Herb & Spice Beer category

Fair Winds Brewing Company (Lorton)

Pohick Bay Pilsner, German-style Pilsener category

Great American Restaurants/ Sweetwater Tavern (Centreville)

Wit’s End Ale, Belgian-style Witbier category

Great American Restaurants/ Sweetwater Tavern (Sterling)

Bishop’s Pass Ale, Belgian-style Strong Specialty Ale category

BRONZE

Tradition Brewing Company (Newport News)

Red Willie, Irish Style Red Ale category

Precarious Beer Project proudly shows off its awards in Denver. Photo courtesy of the brewery.

New Breweries

In case you may not have noticed, several new craft breweries have opened in recent weeks in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Trouvaille Brewing Company is now serving thirsty locals in Haymarket. It’s inviting tasting room features white subway tile behind the bar and wooden tables and chairs.

Trouvaille is co-owned by Cody Powell, who is in the role of General Manager), Stephen Boyajian (Head Brewer), Greg Ramirez (Operations Manager), Rickky Elliott (Procurement Manager), and Jake Osman (Quality Control Manager).

Thus far, the beer selection is highly rotated. Among the list of must-try beers are Hazemarket (hazy pale ale), The Annexation of Puerto Rico (hazy IPA), Señor Martinez Gose to Washington (fruited sour), Van Ale’N (Trappist syle single), and The House on the Cliff (oatmeal stout).

Frothy Moon Brewhouse is located on Jamestown Road just a short distance from the historic Settlement and Billsburg Brewing Co.

Frothy specializes in producing beer on a 7-barrel system as well as fresh brewed coffee. Its latest beer release is Lunar Lager.

The interior is contemporary, though the main draw is its attractive outdoor space with fire pits and a putt-putt pad.

In the Churchland section of Portsmouth, Harbor Trail Brewing Company has opened in a former bank branch building just yards from MoMac Brewing Company.

A constantly rotating list of liquid at its “Refueling Station” is categorized as follows: Coast Guard Taps (Fruit/Sour), Space Force Taps (odd brews like seltzer and kombucha), Marine Corps Taps (Dark/Strong), Air Force Taps (Light/Lager), Navy Taps (IPAs/Hoppy), Army Taps (Malty/Traditional), and Spec Ops Tap (Classified).

Check ‘em out.

Stable Craft Wins International Awards

Waynesboro-based Stable Craft Brewing recently won Best Beer of the Year and Best Fruit Cider of the Year awards at the 2022 Brewski International competition.

Six judges tasted 600 beer and cider brands.

Stable Craft’s Oktoberfest beer was one of 10 entrees to receive Beer of the Year honors for what the judges deemed the “most extraordinary tasting beers” in the competition.

A long list of Platinum Award recipients saw Stable Craft gaining accolades for its 304 Blonde Ale and Blueberry Blonde Ale.

Stable Craft took home additional Gold level awards for Robot Cowboy, Porch Sipping Old Fashioned Lemonade, and Blackberry Cider.

Silver Medal level awards for “excellent beer” earned extra hardware for Stable Craft’s Pumpkin Spice Latte Porter.

Stable Craft’s Peach Cider was the lone recipient of the Fruit Cider of the Year honors.

Farewell, Shenandoah

After 10 years, Shenandoah Valley Brewing Company founding owner/brewer Mike Chapple has decided to call it quits and close the Staunton brewery.

In

“This is not due to any reason other than my retirement from as an owner in the craft brewing industry,” said Chapple. “Shenandoah Valley Brewing Company has enjoyed a great run and the owner is now moving on to a more relaxed future. At SVBC, we are pleased to have run the course and survived, knowing that customer service and quality product have carried us to this end.”

Some of Shenandoah’s core fan favorites included Shenandoah Pale Ale, ShenVal Lager, The St. Mary’s Porter, and Hoppy MacBeth.

Newport News, the US military themed 1700 Brewing is now operating in the Oyster Point City Center corridor as a nano brewery where new recipes are served on a weekly basis.

Trouvaille Brewing Company’s Skyrockets in Flight IPA made use of vanilla beans and over 30 pounds of strawberries for a unique tasting brew. Photo courtesy of the brewery.

Old Dominion University, in Norfolk, is the latest higher education institution to offer a Beer Brewers Certificate course.

In collaboration with the University of Richmond and the Coastal Virginia Brewery Alliance, ODU’s program will begin March 13. The course states it will take “students through the entire craft brewing business, from procuring high quality ingredients and raw materials through the proper handling, processing, packaging and distribution of the final product.”

The cost of the yearlong course is $2,499. Applications are accepted through February 28.

“The School of Continuing Education is thrilled to bring this world-class educational opportunity to ODU,” said Robert Doherty, director of the school. “Our collaboration with the University of Richmond and Coastal Virginia Brewery Alliance allows us to tap into an established program while tailoring it to meet the needs of Hampton Roads brewers.”

Expansion Time

Harrisonburg’s Pale Fire Brewing Company will open its first satellite location in early 2023 in Basye, Virginia not far from Bryce Resort.

Environmentally-Minded

The Virginia Chapter of The Nature Conservancy recently collaborated with four craft breweries for its Oktober Forest campaign with the slogan “Beer is 95% water. 50% of our water is filtered through forests. Love beer? Love forests!”

The quartet of brews are as follows:

Allegheny Farmhouse Ale, brewed and canned by Fine Creek Brewing Co. in Powhatan, using chanterelle mushrooms collected from The Nature Conservancy’s Warm Springs Mountain Preserve.

Barrier Islands Gose, brewed and canned by Väsen Brewing Company in Richmond, using eelgrass collected from the coastal bays of the Volgenau Virginia Coast Reserve.

Clinch Valley Saison, brewed and canned by Crooked Run Fermentation in Sterling, using red spruce tips collected from restoration sites in the Clinch Valley.

Piney Grove IPA, brewed and canned by Black Narrows Brewing Co. in Chincoteague, using longleaf pinecones, branches and needles collected from The Nature Conservancy’s Piney Grove Preserve.

Nice branding to communicate the The Nature Conservancy messaging.

MUG SHOTS

Oktoberfest, Bier Garden, Portsmouth

One Year Anniversary Party, BrewHaHa Brewing, elkton

Resolute Day - Brothers Brewing,

804 Softball League Social, Triple Crossing, Richmond

Blacksburg Brew Do Craft Beer Festival, Blacksburg

The Clifton Forge Craft Beer Fest, Jack Mason's Tavern, Clifton Forge

2023 Blue Gray Breweriana Event Announced

By Jefferson Evans

Well, such an ambitious goal is firmly in the category of be careful what you ask for.

Attending a beer themed collectors event is truly a great time if you enjoy good beer, cool stuff, or just love talking to people who have loads of funny stories to tell. Running such an event, now that’s a different story.

I realized this fact my first year of trying to help out with the annual Blue Gray Breweriana Show when I loaded two sixtel kegs of beer into my Fiat 500L, did a quick count, and realized I had nine kegs of beer in my car — Nine.

A Fiat is not designed to transport nine kegs of beer at once, and yet there I was.

Brewers and brewery owners are invariably great people to work with, but they are also very busy people with a lot on their plates. So, in helping to arrange beer for the show, there is the balancing act of making the needed arrangements for payment, transport, and keg return involving multiple breweries, helping out while still having a full time job, and trying not to be too much of a pain in the brewery folks rear ends.

Mike Michalik, a major contributor to the Blue Gray in terms of time and effort, tells me “the show is always a highlight of the year for me. At first, it was all about the finds, but later it became all about the friendships. I still enjoy finding a new piece for the collection, but as your collection advances, it’s tough to find pieces that you need. The friends are always there, though. Some collectors I only see once a year. Working the show is fun. It’s a different kind of fun than being there just as a participant. Lifting half kegs is a young man’s game, and I’m

not so young any more. I’ve had some back trouble the last few years, and hope some younger guys can carry the torch (and kegs) in the future. Pre-eBay, these shows were spectacular as it was the primary marketplace for breweriana. Post-eBay saw a drop in attendance and merchandise, as did all hobby shows, but it’s still the best breweriana show on the East Coast. I’m happy to be a part of the crew and carry on the tradition that was started by Ray Johnson all those years ago. When the work tails off late at night, I enjoy a nightcap and great conversation in John Bain’s Backbar Room.”

No conversation about the Blue Gray would be complete without input from Larry Handy, a man who accepted a titanic challenge when he agreed to take on the role of being the primary organizer of the Blue Gray after beer and breweriana legend Ray Johnson passed away unexpectedly in November 2017. Handy became the man who has to deal with contracts, process payments, organize many of the room assignments, and so much

“I took over the show with some encouragement by other collectors after the Founder, Ray Johnson passed away,” said Hardy. “Two common occurrences can hurt an established shows attendance: a change in venue (which occurred with the 2016 move from Fredericksburg to Fairfax, and again in 2017 with the move to Herndon), and skipping a year, thereby breaking the anticipated annual nature of the event.

“The shock of losing Ray at the critical promotional period in advance of the 2018 Blue-Gray caused many local attendees to call for a postponement, while more distant regular attendees called for the show to proceed. The latter won-out and the

2018 Blue-Gray was a well-attended success, which has continued each year since.

“In 2020, just as word of a highly contagious new Covid virus was becoming news, the show was successfully held on its traditional pre-President’s Day dates. Within a week, similar events were being shut down all across the country. All major breweriana shows were cancelled for the rest of the year. As 2021 began, Blue-Gray was announced for the usual February dates, but covid restrictions, and covid anxiety prevented a sufficient registration to make the show a success.

“The solution was to combine the Blue-Gray Show with another large regional breweriana show, the “Spring Thaw” in April of 2021. Held at the Hilton WashingtonDulles, the date change proved successful and BlueGray 2021 became the first large post-covid event in the hobby. Since a successful formula has been established and the Hilton hotel management and staff are particularly helpful and receptive, the show will remain at the Hilton Washington-Dulles. The biggest hurdles each year are pre-show promotion, including website updates and the inevitable search for sufficient quantity and varied styles of local craft beers to please the many beer enthusiasts that attend. While the search for brewery advertising treasures is the primary purpose of Blue-Gray, like anything else - it goes better with beer.”

So many people contribute in a major way to the show but a special shout out is made to Jim Zillian in doing yeoman’s work each year in making the show a success.

The 2023 Blue Gray show will take place February 16-19 at the Hilton Washington Dulles. Come for the amazing room-after-room of beer related items, stay for the great beer and great people.

More info at bluegrayshow.com

The annual Blue Gray Breweriana Show features rare and vintage beer collectable signs, posters, glassware, and more.

These (Pink) Boots Are Made for Brewing (and more) –The Pink Boots Society

By Diane Catanzaro and Chris Jones

Women have been involved with the craft beer movement from the beginning, although their contributions were frequently overlooked. In 1977, Suzy Stern co-founded and brewed at New Albion, America’s first craft brewery since Prohibition, although her male partner Jack McAuliffe got the press accolades and Smithsonian honors. Carol Stoudt founded Stoudt’s Brewing Company in 1987, was the first female sole proprietor and one of the first female brewmasters in the United States, however one of her initial beers was mislabeled as her husband “Ed Stoudt’s Lager” on a menu. Women are also a presence in large global breweries. Anheuser-Busch has had a number of female brewmasters, including Jill Vaughn who was hired in 1992 and Rebecca Reid Bennett, hired in 2005. They were instrumental in the development of Bud Light, Michelob Ultra, Shocktop, Straw-Ber-Rita, and other sales leaders. While women are still a minority of brewers, the number is increasing,

customer relations, purchasing, accounting, packaging, cellar management, event management, community relations, and human resources. While fewer than 3% of craft breweries are owned by women, 41.4% of breweries have at least one female co-owner according to 2021 Brewer’s Association data. On the flip side, 58.6% of craft breweries have no female ownership.

In 2007, experienced brewmaster Teri Fahrendorf founded the Pink Boots Society, an international nonprofit that supports women in the brewing industry. The term “pink boots” refers to the safety boots worn by brewery workers, where scalding hot water, caustic chemicals, trip hazards, and slippery surfaces are all in a day’s work. Today, Pink Boots Society has grown to 78 chapters in the United States and boasts over 1000 members. Richmond, Blue Ridge, and Hampton Roads are the three chapters in Virginia. Pink Boots’ mission is to “assist, inspire, and encourage women and/or non-binary individuals in the fermented and alcoholic beverage industry to advance their careers through education.” Membership is open not just to brewers, but to women employed in the brewing industry in any occupational role, aspiring to work in the industry, or retired from the industry.

Diane attended the September meeting of the Hampton Roads chapter to learn more about the Pink Boots Society. The meeting was held at St George Brewing Company and was attended by chapter President Sarah Gregor, Head Brewer at Three Notch’d Virginia Beach, Maker’s Head Brewer Michele Lowney, Brew & Bottle/1700 Brewing co-owner Brandy Bui and Beertender Lauren Balkus, Tradition Beertender Jessi Neeley, Elation’s Marketing Director Grace Mallamo, and Madeline Fleehart of Madeline Fleehart Consulting and Float Fermentations. St. George attendees were Head Brewer Maria Miller, Business Manager Heather Gauthier, Brand Ambassador Michelle Venzke, and Cellar Person Jacque Kettler Laura Scott, a beekeeper and meadmaker from Colonial Beekeepers Association provided honey samples and education. It was an enjoyable and lively meeting with women who work in so many areas of the industry contributing ideas and initiatives to benefit the group and as well as their respective organizations.

Why join Pink Boots Society? Grace asserted “It’s the best networking,” and noted that the group was about “community, not competition.” Local chapters have guest speakers, share ideas and knowledge about industry-related topics, and aim to create an inclusive and supportive “beer community” that empowers women. Another reason women join the Pink Boots Society is the educational benefits. Madeline and Michele

Shedding Light on a Black Culinary Icon: Edna Lewis Menu Trail

By Annie Tobey

ntil lions have their own historians, the tales of the hunt will be told from the perspective of the hunter.” Brooklyn Brewing’s Oliver Garrett quoted this African proverb in a presentation with Fawn Weaver. Weaver is founder and CEO of Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey, honoring the first-known African American master distiller, Nearest Green.

Like many Blacks, including influential figures in food and drink, Green’s story had been hidden. In Orange County, Virginia, the Edna Lewis Menu Trail is bringing attention to another African American “lion,” the “Grande Dame of Southern cooking.”

Hidden contributors

Africans arrived in early America carrying the traditions of their ancestors. Culinary skills included the production of alcohol, like sorghum and corn beer. They applied their knowledge, added new insights, and provided needed labor.

Throughout the slave-holding states, enslaved people’s abilities as distillers and brewers were touted in ads for sales and for capture of runaways.

At the Mount Vernon whiskey distillery in Arlington, slaves worked in distilling George Washington’s rye whiskey.

At Monticello in Charlottesville, Thomas Jefferson’s wife, Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson, brewed the household’s beer, likely supervising enslaved people. She purchased hops from African Americans, enslaved and free. Later, Thomas Jefferson enlisted a Britishtrained brewer to train one of his slaves, Peter Hemings, to brew larger batches of beer. In Virginia Beer, Lee Graves says, “Jefferson invited others, such as James Madison, to send slaves to learn from Hemings.

‘Our malter and brewer is uncommonly intelligent.’”

In the mid-1800s in Lynchburg, Tennessee, Nearest Green (aka, “Uncle Nearest”) began distilling for a white preacher. Green introduced sugar maple charcoal filtering to improve the whiskey, drawing upon a traditional West African filtering process. A white boy, Jasper Newton “Jack” Daniel, learned the distilling trade from Green. Daniel later purchased the distillery

Edna Lewis published four cookbooks including this one from 1988.

and asked Green to be the first master distiller.

Edna Lewis was born in 1916 in Orange County at Freetown, a community founded by her grandfather and other emancipated slaves. Aside from a few purchases from a nearby store, the community raised its own produce and meats, foraged ingredients, and prepared dishes from scratch, guided by the seasons.

“African Americans have been the backbone of Southern cooking from the beginning,” said Chef Joe Randall, friend to Edna Lewis. Other cultures contributed, “but the African Americans were the ones that were in the kitchen.”

Lewis left Freetown to earn money for her family. She held jobs in DC and New York City, landing as chef and partner at the stylish Café Nicholson. She opened a restaurant in Harlem, then spent most of her career in the South. As a Black woman chef, she was a rarity, but her expertise and attention to fresh seasonal ingredients set her apart.

Lewis’s second cookbook, “The Taste of Country Cooking,” offers recipes for plum and blackberry wines and instructions for making dandelion blossom wine and persimmon beer. Like Slavic kvass beer, this beer was made from bread. Its roots possibly sprouted from Egyptian bouza. While sorghum and millet were common in African beers, African Americans would use ingredients at hand, like persimmons. Lewis states:

We would gather the persimmons only after a heavy frost because that was said to sweeten them. We would … stir them into a medium-soft batter made from the bran of white cornmeal mixed with spring water. After it was all well mixed, we would spoon the batter into a large bread pan … After it had baked and cooled, the cake was placed in a stone crock or a wooden keg with twice as much spring water, then covered and left to ferment until Grandfather decided it was ready for drinking –usually in late winter.

A tasty trail

Between Thanksgiving 2022 and Memorial Day 2023, seven restaurants will feature recipes from The Edna Lewis Cookbook as part of Orange County’s Edna Lewis Menu Trail.

Beer lovers will want to highlight these stops: Market at Grelen will offer Lewis’s Southern biscuits. The lunchtime café serves casual farm-to-table fare and Virginiaonly beer, wine, and cider.

Champion Ice House will highlight Apple Brown Betty and Hoppin’ John, complemented by beers from Charlottesville’s Champion Brewing.

The Vintage Restaurant & Pub at the Inn at Willow Grove will serve smothered braised rabbit and slow-roasted ribs. These can be paired with Virginia-brewed craft beers, cocktails, and wines.

Sweet Vines Farm Winery offers another Black heritage stop. “My great grandmother and great-great grandmother both sold wine,” says winemaker and owner Seidah Armstrong. “To know and understand the history of the area, from the legendary Edna Lewis to the Carter family [Africulture farms], is truly aweinspiring!”

For a list of restaurants participating in the Trail, go to VisitOrangeVirginia.com.

Rise of the “Brewery”

Virginia’s

small-scale, community-minded breweries serve more than cold

pints

By Chris Cook

With nearly 300 craft breweries, Virginia is one of the country’s most beer-rich states. Names like Blue Mountain, New Realm, Hardywood and Starr Hill are the most recognizable due to their presence on store shelves and taps around the Commonwealth, but a trip down any of the state’s winding rural highways will eventually lead to smaller-scale breweries whose collective community approach is a key differentiator that makes Virginia’s craft beer industry special.

These are not the aforementioned all-stars of Virginia craft beer whose fermenters span rows and reach from floor to ceiling, whose canning and bottling lines are always prepped for the next round of packaging, and whose success has put Virginia on the craft beer map. Instead, these are the local nano and microbreweries whose hometown populations range from hundreds to a

few thousand and whose brews – while lovingly quaffed by their small but devoted customer bases – may never amount to more than several hundred barrels per year.

While many are well-kept secrets beyond their county lines, these breweries play a vital role in bringing Virginia’s booming craft beer scene to the more remote pockets of the state. Moreover, they provide a unique gathering place where residents and tourists of small-town Virginia can convene at a place more affectionately known by the locals as “The Brewery.”

Michael Elliott and Rich Castle operate one such brewery, Buggs Island Brewing in Clarksville (population 1,298). Both were homebrewers who during one of their Saturday brew sessions began discussing plans to take their hobby public and give their lakeside community its first brewery.

“At the time, Raleigh (N.C.) or Richmond were the closest breweries,” Elliott said. “We said, we’ve got a lake, we should try one here.”

The amateur brewers-turned-pros started with a one-barrel system they built themselves, but within one year after opening, Buggs Island had already outgrown its original location. Like many of their nano and microbrewery contemporaries around the state, Elliott and Castle had tapped into a demand for quality drafts in a location whose participation in Virginia’s booming beer scene was limited by the local grocery store’s shelves.

“We had outstanding positive response from the town,” Castle said. “People told us they were excited for something to do in the area. We went from, ‘Ok this might work,’ to within a year we couldn’t make beer fast enough and needed to expand.”

Buggs Island Brewing in Clarksville

Buggs Island Brewing now sits shoreside of the Roanoke River, providing patrons a quintessential Clarksville backdrop while they sip their choice of Elliot and Castle’s nine flagship offerings or the occasional rotating tap. The same local crowd that christened Buggs Island at its 2016 opening remains the core customer base six years later, showcasing the community-fueled viability of “singlebrewery towns” around the state.

“They were starving for it,” Elliot said of Clarksville’s response. “Everybody was thirsty.”

Curtis Shupe experienced a similar response when he opened the doors to 36° Fifty Brewing in Marion (population 5,762). A travel nurse who started as a homebrewer and later “bugged his way” into a position as an assistant brewer at another local brewery, Shupe opened 36° Fifty as a progression of his steadilyexpanding brewing hobby. He, his wife Alex Veatch, and several friends spent three years renovating the building and hand-building a brew setup before 36° Fifty opened its doors in 2020.

“There very much was a demand [in Marion], I found out,” Shupe said. “When we opened, there were people outside waiting for us. I didn’t expect that because we hadn’t done a lot of marketing other than a very basic website and a Facebook post. I thought most people around this area were into the light macro beers, but it was really surprising to see so many people come out. Now, there are a lot of people that come because they like our beers, they love the social aspect of it, and they don’t want to be in the sort-of club, sports-bar scene.”

36° Fifty is only open on Saturdays –due to Shupe’s full-time job in the health care field – but he pushes his three-barrel brewing setup to the limit churning out a varied list of brews from a light lager to a nitro Irish stout, as well as seltzers and non-alcoholic sodas. His customer base has become a mix of locals and tourists, and while the majority of his business is from the tap, he also distributes his brews in-house.

In regards to expanding 36° Fifty’s brew-print beyond the Smyth County lines, he joked, “I’m not sure. When I get that undisclosed sum from ABInBev, I guess that’s when I’ll know I’ve made it.” Until then, he says, he takes pride in providing quality beer and a friendly gathering place for the area where he grew up.

Similar to 36° Fifty, when Three Roads Brewing opened in Farmville, the community response was immediate.

Farmville, with a population of 7,202 and two colleges, was ripe for its own brewery when Three Roads opened in 2016, and the business has enjoyed escalating success since. However, despite opening a second location in nearby Lynchburg and distributing to local grocery stores and gas stations, the Farmville taproom retains Farmville’s moniker of “The Brewery.”

Three Roads boasts brewery staples like live music and food trucks, but they have also partnered with Longwood University student organizations to run weekly events like trivia and bingo. The result is

an all-encompassing customer base that includes longtime locals, college students and tourists – a telling cross-section of the population that makes up a town known as the “Heart of Virginia.”

While 36° Fifty, Buggs Island, Three Roads and other community-minded breweries across Virginia vary in name, location and draft offerings, patrons can always expect any iteration of “The Brewery” to offer free-pouring pints and a strong sense of community. And those are two ingredients that have become as essential to Virginia’s craft beer scene as hops and grain.

Nicely packaged beer to-go at 36° Fifty Brewing

Winter Wonderland of Beer

After an extended warm spell that lasted until mid-November, winter-like weather is finally here along with long, dark nights.

Whether you’re camping in the mountains of Virginia while gathered around an open fire, relaxing at the resort lodge after hitting the ski slopes of Massanutten and Wintergreen, or chillin’ at home all snug on the couch next to that gaslit flame, a seasonal beverage created by your favorite Virginia brewery is in high order.

Tis the season, of course, for the more dark beer styles such as stouts, porters, and strong ales. Winter is also celebrated with Belgian-inspired white ales as crisp as the windchill breeze.

To give our readers a flavorful taste of what’s available this holiday season and into the New Year, we’ve done a wee bit of research and compiled some of what we think you might enjoy.

Remember, beer cans make great stocking stuffers, whether you’re naughty or nice.

Cheers.

Old-Fashioned Family Christmas Ale Alewerks Brewing Company Williamsburg

Fun, Old-Fashioned Family Christmas Ale is all the goodness of the Christmas season blended together for a uniquely nostalgic and satisfying brew. Savor the influence of cinnamon, clove, ginger, vanilla beans, sweet orange peel, allspice and nutmeg in this spiced beer that will have you dreaming of Christmases long, long ago with every sip. And, at 8% ABV, it’s sure to make you jolly and keep you warm on the cold winter nights ahead.

Santa’s Cookies

Champion

Brewing Company

Charlottesville

A festive Imperial Stout made with real ginger and cardamom, for a relaxing holiday treat. 45 IBU, 8% ABV.

Kegnog Imperial Spiced Ale

Old

Ox Brewery

Ashburn

Nutmeg, vanilla, and cinnamon add just the right amount of spice…oats and lactose contribute to a silky mouthfeel. Tastes like eggnog, but it’s beer. 8% ABV. Drink four and you’ll start talking like Charles Dickens.

Lotta Sap/Holiday Helper/Turkey Dance

Smartmouth Brewing Company Norfolk/Virginia Beach

There may be 12 days of Christmas, but Smartmouth’s 2022 holiday cheer is contained in three non-dark expressions conjured up by those brewing elves in the backroom. Where Lotta Sap is an aromatic spruce tip IPA, Holiday Helper takes a tip from Santa’s colorful coat for a Red IPA. Leftovers from Thanksgiving comes in the form of Turkey Dance, a cranberry orange gose with pie crust and vanilla

Evil Santa

The Virginia Beer Company Williamsburg

This holiday season, The Virginia Beer Company has four variations of its Imperial Milk Stout for good big kids. Try Evil Santa’s Holiday Milk Stout (7% ABV), Peppermint Hot Chocolate (7% ABV), Double Evil Santa (11% ABV), and Apple Brandy Double Evil Santa (11% ABV).

Legend Chocolate Porter

Legend Brewing Company Richmond

To get a strong chocolate aroma and a wintery dessert finish, Legend adds generous amounts of chocolate malts. As a final touch, natural cocoa extract enhances the intense dark chocolate flavor. Legend Chocolate Porter pours dark black with a rich, sweet aromatic presence. The most prominent flavors are of dark chocolate, coffee, caramel, and of course, more dark chocolate. 5.8% ABV.

Belleau Wood Oatmeal Stout Barley Naked Brewing Company

Stargazing Dark Lager

Queen Anne’s Illegal Smile Precarious Beer Project

Historical Porter collaboration with Colonial Williamsburg’s Master of Historic Foodways, Frank Clark. In honor of this year’s Ales Through The Ages conference, Precarious joined forces to brew this porter utilizing burnt molasses and brown sugar, which was a commonly used

Rum Barrel Aged Extra Stout

Old Bust Head Brewing Company

Warrenton

Dry, chocolatey, a touch of bitterness that balances well with the copious amounts of roasted malts and barley. Smooth coffee and rum aromas pair well with the toasty, dark molasses finish. 7.6% ABV.

Sensible Mole

Blue Mountain Brewery

Afton/Arrington

A special Anniversary Barley Wine was brewed a year before the 15-year anniversary of Blue Mountain Brewery and the 10-year anniversary of the Barrel House, and aged for most of that year in port barrels from local Green Hill Vineyards and also from Thatch Winery. The strong ale itself is brewed from a single-malt mash of Maris Otter barley malt and hopped exclusively with Styrian Golding hops. Rich, full, and decadent, this same batch of delicious ale will now be released annually on Blue Mountain’s anniversary, drawn from the barrels with each progressive year of aging in the port barrels in their special barrel room. 13.1% ABV.

Dark

Journey

Big Ugly Brewing Company

Chesapeake

Dark Journey is a barrel-aged robust porter that Big Ugly releases every year on Black Friday since 2015. The beer is always the same: a robust American porter with vanilla, but sometimes it is aged in bourbon barrels, sometimes rum barrels from Outer Banks Distilling. This year’s release comes in three variants: bourbon, red wine, and a super limited amount of rum barrel-aged. In a first for Big Ugly, this year the bourbon and red wine versions are sold in two packs of 16oz cans, with the rum variant in the familiar 22oz bottle format.

Dia de los Muertos

Adroit Theory Brewing Company

Purcellville

Adroit Theory doesn’t wait until winter to unload its dark and ramped-up alcohol beers; it’s a year-round passion. To mix things up a bit, we suggest giving their new batch of Russian Imperial Stout made thick and creamy with Thai Coffee flavors. Drink chilled as an ice coffee, but, yeah, it’s beer — a big-ass 13% ABV beer. Sold at the taproom exclusively.

Bilgewater

Rip Rap Brewing Company

Norfolk

A rich, imperial dark stout brewed with coffee from our friends at Norfolk Coffee & Tea Co. and a touch of sweetness on the finish.

Chapo

Stable Craft Brewing

Waynesboro

Brewed in collaboration with Wichita Brewing Co., this Mexican hot chocolate stout brings the silky, flavorful quality of a chocolate stout together with the zing of Mexican hot peppers for a unique offering. 5.4% ABV.

Eye of Jupiter

Belly Love Brewing Company

Purcellville

A thick but creamy English-style oatmeal stout that’s every bit as delicious as it

Tidings Ale

Port City Brewing Co.

Alexandria

Tidings Ale is a strong, spicy Belgian-style blonde ale brewed with local wildflower honey and 100% Virginia grown wheat. These local ingredients store away the essence of summer to warm you during the cold winter months. This festive ale is gently spiced with coriander, cardamom, fresh ginger, and Grains of Paradise,

Double Ax Handle Imperial Stout

Dirt Farm Brewing Bluemont

Snow Blind

Starr Hill Brewery Crozet

Bundle up for a stunning view of the mountains, enjoy a fire pit’s warmth, and weekend music while amazing yourself with this heady stout.

In The Hollar: Landbier Dark Vibrissa Beer

Front Royal/Winchester

Proof that not all dark beers need by heavy. This sessionable brew is the winter version of Vibrissa’s Country Lager, “In the Cut.” The addition of chocolate wheat and carafa malts lend subtle impressions of gas station hot cocoa and hints of burnt brownie edges. 4.4% ABV.

Slumber Dragon Scotch Ale

The St. George Brewing Company

Hampton

Malty, full bodied ale with a delicate hop effect allowing wisps of peat smoked malt interwoven with a slight roastiness to come through. Dark copper in color finished with a lingering peat smoke effect. 6% ABV.

Independent Virginia craft breweries earned many awards in 2022.

Certified judges from international, national, and statewide competitions found much to rave about from the liquids created in the Commonwealth.

All praise-worthy accolades aside, we decided to ask a few fans of Virginia craft beers what their favorites were this year. Here’s a sample of what they shared.

By Jeremy Bender

The Virginia Beer Company Rob Your Head

Fan Favorites of 2022

I look forward to this batch every summer!! Robert Willey subtlety sends out the bat signal teasing its release and I’m there to grab it!!! It’s nice because my brother’s name is Rob and I get to visit with him at the release!! It’s a hoppy red ale, nice an malty but with a hoppy profile that bites just a little. Nice and balanced.

— David Hunter, Richmond

Fighting Gravity Brewing Company The Doppler Effect

It’s just a perfect combination of juicy hop goodness. One of my go to IPAs that never disappoints.

— Floyd Newman, Richmond

Barley Naked Brewing Company Drop Your Schwarz

It was a fun collaboration between myself and Barley Naked. We ended up with a bronze medal in dark European lagers at the Virginia Craft Beer Cup. Not bad for our first swing at it.

— Gary Layton, Stafford

Decipher Brewing Maximal Smoke Inhalation

It’s a smoked bock, which is a style you don’t see all too often. I had the honor of collaborating for this beer for a ProAm GABF entry (made it to the medal round, but sadly fell a little short of a medal).

— Joel Miller, Glen Allen

The Virginia Beer Company Oktoberfest 2022

Great flavor and true to style. Perfect fall beer to transition from light summer beers to full dark winter beers.

— Suzanne Barnes Gilley, Christiansburg

Commonwealth Brewing Company Peanut Butter and Jealous Gose

I love different styles and this one is a treat in a can. All hints of peanut butter, jelly and bread taste are on point. Love this beer!

— Jeremy Bragg, Franklin

1700 Brewing Plain Old Lager

It is a crushable, crisp, smooth lager that is perfect for all drinking occasions. Love this beer!

— Gabriel Temples, Hampton

Pro Re Nata Hazy Skyline

I just have to give a shoutout to my local brewery, and the fact that I just love this New England IPA. It’s my fav, hands down.

— Jessica Collins, Charlottesville.

Ocelot Brewing Company Big Cat

No explanation needed.

— Joe Pfeiffer, Northern Virginia

Kindred Spirit Brewing Merry & Bright

Talk about smooth, I am so impressed by this NIPA and surprised more people don’t know about it. On my way to Hardywood for a Gingerbread purchase, and popped in to see what was going on. Kudos to Kindred Spirit brewers.

— Bob Sheets, Farmville

David Hunter shared this photo of his favorite Virginia-made beer from 2022..

Small Stone Ciders From Mars, Staunton

This cider is made with Ashmead’s Kernel Apples, a fruit originating from Gloucester, England and developed in the 1700s, and traditionally known for its sweet sharp flavor. Its peak consumption period is between December and February. Enjoy a pint and cue-up David Bowie’s “Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars.”

To Explore Cider Edition

Compiled by Staff

Hewe’s Crab Apple Cider Buskey, Richmond

The folks at Buskey describe this seasonal as being made with 100% Virginia-grown Hewe’s crab apples. “This cider boasts floral notes, evoking grapefruit peel, pear, and strawberry. Fermented to completely dry and aged on its lees for six months. Available on draft and in 500ml bottles. 8.4% ABV.”

While Cider Week was celebrated in mid-November, we are delighted to share thanks to a bountiful harvest there are many outstanding hard ciders to enjoy through the holiday season and deep into the coldest nights of winter.

Here are four to explore.

Cin-Ter Wonderland

Winchester Ciderworks, Winchester Pictured here with Malice, the folks at Winchester Ciderworks add the seasonal flavor of spicy cinnamon for a unique experience worthy of your attention. We love the fun, retro artwork tying in with the holidays. Let it snow….

Vitamin Sea

Sly Clyde Ciderworks, Hampton

This cleverly titled winter seasonal adds a dash of fresh orange juice to its core apple cider for a delicious mimosa-style cocktail. It’s cloudy in appearance with natural orange pulp and tangy flavor.

beer travel

A Weekend of London Pubs

By Jeff Maisey

“Congratulations,” said John. “You’ve found the London pub where locals hang out.”

I had bellied up to the bar at The Ship & Shovell, pardoned myself for the intrusion of three older, longhair gents, one of who was missing a tooth or two, and ordered a pint of Badger Best Bitter from the hand-drawn real ale cask.

I spied a less crowded nook in the pub to stand and await my fiancée Lynn, who had popped into the ladies room upon arrival.

John, a stylish 80-year-old with snow white hair and matching goatee, promptly introduced himself as a conversationalist. He asked where we were from.

“Norfolk, Virginia…in the New World,” I replied with a wink and smile.

Dapper John paused for a second, his right eyebrow lifted, and asked, “Norfolk, that’s near Jamestown, is it not?

“Why, yes, John,” I said, somewhat amazed.

“I visited Virginia once many years ago,” he said, “but in the northern region outside of Washington.”

Impromptu conversations come as easy as spontaneous combustion in an English pub.

To celebrate my late October birthday, I decided to skip over to the other side of the pond for a four-day weekend in London. It had been nearly seven years since my last visit to the UK.

Pubs have been on a steady decline over the past decade or so, many going out of business due to changing cultural preferences such as drinking at home while watching television. I was curious to see how London pub culture fared after the added burden of surviving the global pandemic.

To my delight, I’m happy to report, pubs are alive and well in London.

Part of the survival of classic pubs can be attributed to large corporate asset conglomerates. Many pubs in London are under the Greene King name, one of Britain’s leading pub retailers and brewers, with some 3,000 pubs under its control.

As a brewery, Greene King was founded in 1799. The business evolved through mergers and acquisitions, and today is an investment holding of a Hong Kong-based company.

To its credit, Greene King produces traditional English beer brands of long-ago defunct products such as Abbot Ale, Old Speckled Hen, and Ridley’s Old Bob, a popular ale in Essex.

In 2021, Greene King was named the best pub operator in the Britain’s Most Admired Businesses Awards. Other pub operators include Young’s, JD Wetherspoon, and Fuller, Smith & Turner.

These corporate pub operators have managed to preserve the iconic, historic pubs. Wetherspoons, for example, has made a point of showcasing UK’s up-and-coming, American-inspired craft beer makers such as Redemption Brewing Co., Brixton Brewery, Siren Craft Brew, Brewster’s Brewery, Oakham ales, and The Wild Beer Company. British craft beers mimic their American colleagues with brightly colored labels.

Most pubs in London, as I observed, offered a variety of traditional, low ABV English real ales, a draft selection of gas fueled beers with Peroni lager and Guinness Extra Stout being the most prominent sellers, and then a small set of taps for UK craft brews.

For my London weekender, I stayed at the delightful Great Scotland Yard Hotel, the recently re-imagined police

headquarters turned into a luxury hotel. It was in close proximity to one of my favorite London watering holes — The Red Lion.

Since The Red Lion was situated between Parliament and Winston Churchill’s War Office, it is said to be the former British prime minister’s favorite pub.

Today, it appears little has changed at The Red Lion as members of the House of Commons and other government workers flock to the pub by mid-afternoon and into the evening. It certainly makes for interesting political and issues conversations, and I enjoyed a few.

Should you visit London, dear readers, do experience The Red Lion and make sure to find the two-sided, Victorian-era The Ship & Shovell Pub just through the alleyway beyond the touristy Sherlock Holmes-themed pub.

VCB publisher Jeff Maisey enjoys a pint of Fuller’s London Pride outside The Red Lion.

Celebrate the holidays with seasonal Pints & Ponies

in the stables area of Stable Craft Brewing in Waynesboro on Sunday, December 18 from 1:00 to 4:00pm. Santa Claus will be on-site to visit with the children. Plus, you can enjoy a decadent hot chocolate, mulled cider, and festive lunch.

BLUE RIDGE HIGHLANDS

New Year’s Eve Party at 7 Dogs

Sat., Oct. 29, 6pm

Join us for a honky tonkin’ good time featuring Aces & 8’s.

7 Dogs Brewpub 360 West Spring Street, Wytheville

CENTRAL VIRGINIA

Concealed Darkness Release Party & Pig Roast at Blue Mountain Barrel House Sat., Dec. 3, 11am-8pm

Celebrate the newest release of Dark Hollow Reserve, Concealed Darkness. Bottles and variants available for purchase while supplies last. Whole-hog pig roast and other food options available for purchase. Live music all day.

Blue Mountain Barrel House 3224 East Branch Loop, Roseland Caboose x Virginia Beer Co. Tap Takeover Thurs., Dec. 8, 4:30-8pm

Join us for a night of beer and tasty nibbles. The Virginia Beer Co. will be taking over the taps.

The Caboose Market & Cafe 108 S. Railroad Avenue, Ashland Heirloom Apple Tasting at Albemarle CiderWorks Sat., Dec. 10

Join CEO Charlotte Shelton on a journey through culinary history and the apples that made the cut. Taste a variety of heritage apples and learn about their origin, development, and how each shines best on the table and in the bottle.

Albemarle CiderWorks 2545 Rural Ridge Road, North Garden

GBS Fest at Hardywood Sat., Dec. 17, 12-9pm

A full day of festive fun – visit with Santa 12:30-4:30pm, S’mores Pop Up & Cake Pops, train rides, music all day, local vendors, all GBS variants available, and more!

Hardywood Park Craft Brewery – West Creek

820 Sanctuary Trail Drive, Richmond ReinBEER Games at Cooling Pond Sat., Dec. 17, 1-4pm

Individual and team games. Skills required: Holiday spirit and the ability to laugh at yourself and others!

Cooling Pond Brewery 4411 Zachary Taylor Highway, Mineral Winter Solstice at Brewing Tree Sat., Dec. 17

Annual winter solstice party featuring Mark Thompson’s legendary bonfire in the meadow plus Brunswick stew and local vendors.

Brewing Tree Beer Company 9278 Rockfish Valley Highway, Afton

New Year’s Eve at Blue Mountain Sat., Dec. 31, 3-6pm

Ticket price includes seven tastings of beer from around the world and small bite pairing at each station and a souvenir tasting glass.

Blue Mountain Brewery 9519 Critzer Shop Road, Afton

COASTAL VIRGINIA

Evil Santa at Virginia Beer Co. Sat., Dec. 3

Release of Bourbon Barrel-Aged Double Aged Evil Santa and Apple Brandy BarrelAged Double Evil Santa.

The Virginia Beer Co. 401 2nd Street, Williamsburg

Krampus at Maker’s

Sun., Dec. 4, 12pm

Featuring beer specials, Krampus Market, food trucks, and more!

Maker’s Craft Brewery 735 E. 23rd Street, Norfolk

Veer Magazine’s 2022 Golden Tap Awards at Elation Tues., Dec. 6, 5:30pm

Celebrate the local beer scene in Hampton Roads as Veer Magazine recognizes local breweries and beers and awards bronze, silver, and gold medals in 38 categories and crown’s this year’s Golden Tap Winner.

Elation Brewing 5104 Colley Avenue, Norfolk

A Very Merry Market at Reaver NFK Sat., Dec. 10, 12-6pm

Sip and shop from over 40 local vendors for all of your holiday gifts!

Reaver Beach NFK 3800 Colley Avenue, Norfolk

Flannel Formal at Coastal Fermentory

Sat., Dec. 10, 12pm

Join us for our first annual Flannel Formal and Toy Drive with the Newport News Fire Department. Wear your favorite flannel and bring an unwrapped toy. Live music and food trucks.

Coastal Fermentory 206 23rd Street, Newport News

Krampusnacht

Sat., Dec. 10, 2-10pm

We bring Krampus and his Bavarian folklore crew to life with our neighbors Otzi Tattoo Agency.

Smartmouth 1309 Raleigh Avenue, Norfolk 313 32nd Street, Virginia Beach

Winter Market at COVA Brewing

Sat., Dec. 10

Local craft vendors, pictures with Santa & goats, food trucks, and live music!

COVA Brewing Co. 9529 Shore Drive, Norfolk

Pictures with Santa at Callao Sat., Dec. 17, 1-4pm

Santa is visiting for pictures . Bring the kids and pets.

Callao Brewing Company 129 Northumberland Highway, Callao Winter Wooferland at St. George Sat., Dec. 17, 1-4pm

Join us for a Winter Wooferland Celebration filled with fun activities for you and your furry friends! Photos with Santa, Pupcasso Paintings, and Doggie Treat Decorating. Proceeds benefit Animal Aid Society.

St. George Brewing Company 204 Challenger Way, Hampton

Evil SantaCon 2022 Fri., Dec. 23

The Virginia Beer Co. 401 2nd Street, Williamsburg

Back to the 80’s

New Year’s Eve Party Sat., Dec. 31, 8pm

Ring in the New Year with the ultimate 80’s cover band, The Deloreans! Tickets: $25

Precarious Beer Project 110 S. Henry Street, Williamsburg

New Year’s Eve at Elation Sat., Dec. 31

A special New Year’s Eve Celebration featuring Mosquito Cabaret.

Elation Brewing 5104 Colley Avenue, Norfolk

Fresh Powder Release Sat., Jan. 10

Fresh Powder 100% Citra DIPA Release. The Virginia Beer Co. 401 2nd Street, Williamsburg

NORTHERN VIRGINIA

2nd Anniversary Weekend at Lost Barrel

Thurs., Dec. 8 – Sun., Dec. 11

A weekend long celebration with live music. Pictures with Santa on Sunday, 11am-12:30pm and Holiday Market 11am-4pm.

Lost Barrel Brewing 36138 John Mosby Highway, Middleburg Holiday Celebration & Street Market at Lost Rhino Sat., Dec. 10, 11am-5pm

Featuring Holiday Street Market with local artists and craftsmen, free photos with Santa, live music by Summer & Eric Duo, seasonal food and drinks, and plenty of beer.

Lost Rhino Brewing Co. 21730 Red Rum Drive, Ashburn

Brunch with Santa at Ornery Sun., Dec. 18, 10am-3pm

Brunch and free photos with Santa. 2 seatings – 10am 7 12pm. Ornery Beer Company www.ornerybeer.com

Christmas Tea with Santa at Wheatland Spring Farm Sun., Dec. 18, 12-3pm

Santa visits each family as children enjoy hot cocoa, cookies, the sounds of the season, and pony rides! Plus, we’ll have story time with Santa.

Wheatland Spring Farm Brewery 38506 John Wolford Road, Waterford

Ugly Holiday Sweater Goat Yoga at Bear Chase Sun., Dec. 18, 10-11am

A special Ugly Holiday Sweater edition of goat yoga and animal therapy featuring goats from Walnut Creek Farm!

Bear Chase Brewing Company 18294 Blueridge Mountain Road, Bluemont

SHENANDOAH VALLEY

Old-Fashioned Farm Christmas at Stable Craft Brewing Sat., Dec. 3, 12-10pm

Featuring horse-drawn wagon rides, a visit from Santa, National Lampoon Costume Contest, live music, fire pits, barrel-aged beer and mulled cider.

Stable Craft Brewing 375 Madrid Rd., Waynesboro www.stablecraftbrewing.com

4th Annual XMAS Fest at Skipping Rock Sat., Dec. 10, 12-9pm

A full day of artisan vendors, crafts, live music, axe throwing, amazing beer, good cheer, and more!

Skipping Rock Beer Co. 414 Parkersburg Turnpike, Staunton

NYE ’22 Snow Ball at Winchester Brew Works Sat., Dec. 31, 7pm-12:30am

Featuring food from Roaming Bistro, music from DJ Good Trouble, free champagne at midnight, and more! Tickets: $55.

Winchester Brew Works 320 N. Cameraon Street, Winchester

NYE Dance Party at Stable Craft Sat., Dec. 31, 8pm-12:30am

Dine in the taproom or private igloo and then, join us on the dance floor in the ballroom with DJ Rick Rowe. Tickets include nacho bar, champagne toast, and party favors. $20 in advance; $25 at door.

Stable Craft Brewing 375 Madrid Road, Waynesboro

SOUTHERN VIRGINIA

Ugly Sweater Party Fri., Dec. 23, 7pm

Join us for our 9th Annual Sweater Party with live music by The Andy Burnette Trio.

2 Witches Winery & Brewery Co. 209 Trade Street, Danville

VIRGINIA MOUNTAINS

Tacky Christmas Sweater Murder Mystery at Chaos Mountain Thurs., Dec. 8, 6-9pm

Wear your tacky sweater and join this interactive murder mystery event where you will play a character, solve clues, and interrogate all of the suspects.

Chaos Mountain Brewing 3135 Dillons Mill Road, Callaway jumpintomystery.com

Last Minute “Gift Local” Market

Sun., Dec. 18, 1-5pm

Get all your locally made, last minute gifts while enjoying great brew, music, a delicious food truck, door prizes, and more!.

Parkway Brewing Company 739 Kessler Mill Road, Salem

Adult Prom Night NYE Sat., Dec. 31, 7pm

Join us to ring in the New Year with music from The Grand Total and DJ Jack Carter. Prom attire is encouraged, but not required.

Holiday Market at Lost Barrel

Sun., Dec. 11 & 18, 11am

Stock up on local gifts for the holiday season while you enjoy great beer!

Lost Barrel Brewing 36138 John Mosby Highway, Middleburg

Art Show Pop Up at Red Dragon Thurs. & Fri., Dec. 15 & 16

Hosted by Canal Quarter Arts and Darbytown Studios.

Red Dragon Brewing

1419 Princess Anne Street, Fredericksburg

Ugly Christmas Sweater Party at 6 Bears & A Goat Sat., Dec. 17, 7-10pm

Prizes for ugliest sweaters! Live music by Kara and Matty D.

6 Bears & A Goat Brewing Company

1140 International Parkway, Fredericksburg

Christmas Eve at Dirt Farm Sat., Dec. 24, 11am-4pm

Join us for lunch and beer, and shop for last minute gifts.

Dirt Farm Brewing 18701 Foggy Bottom, Bluemont

5th Annual Resolution Buster Sat., Jan. 7, 12-6pm

Lets blow that resolution and have some fun! Beer and food specials and a Resolute Buster Glass!

Settle Down Easy Brewing 2822 Fallfax Drive, Falls Church

Ashburn Chili Cook Off at Lost Rhino Sat., Jan. 28, 2-5pm

Featuring delicious craft brew, live music, and a chance to vote for your favorite locally made chili!

Lost Rhino Brewing Co. 21730 Red Rum Drive, Ashburn

Ugly Sweater Party at Hawksbill Sat., Dec. 10, 6-9pm

Wear your tackiest sweater for a chance to be crowned winner at the end of the night!

Hawksbill Brewing Co. 22 Zerkel Street, Luray

Pints & Ponies with Santa in the Stables Sun., Dec. 18, 1-4pm

Santa Claus will be on-site to visit with the children. Enjoy decadent hot chocolate, mulled cider, and a festive lunch.

Stable Craft Brewing 375 Madrid Road, Waynesboro

Twisted Track Brewpub 523 Shenandoah Avenue NW, Roanoke

2nd Annual Betty White Pint Night for Animals

Tues., Jan. 17, 3-10pm

Raise a pint to celebrate Betty White’s Birthday and support animals, a cause that was so important to her! We’ll donate $1 for every pint sold to the RVSPCA.

Starr Hill Pilot Brewery & Side Stage

6 Old Whitmore Avenue, Roanoke

APPALACHIA

Busted Still Brewing Company 185 Homeplace Drive, Gate City 276.210.6038

Lonesome Pine Brewing Company 15 East Main Street, Lebanon 276.880.0278

Sugar Hill Brewing Company 16622 Broad Street, St. Paul 276.738.1088 • sugarhillbrewing.com

BLUE RIDGE HIGHLANDS

36 Fifty Brewing 120 N. Chestnut Street, Marion 276.706.8550 • 36fiftybrewing.com

7 Dogs Brewpub 360 W. Spring Street, Wytheville 276.228.0994 • 7dogsbrewpubva.com

Beliveau Farm Brewery 3899 Eakin Farm Road, Blacksburg 540.961.0505 • beliveaufarm.com

Buffalo Mountain Brewery 332 Webbs Mill Road, Floyd 540.745.2491 buffalomountainbrewery.com

Bull & Bones Brewhaus 1470 S Main St., #120, Blacksburg 540.953.2855 • bullandbones.com

Creek Bottom Brews 307 Meadow Street, Galax 276.236.BEER (2337) • cbbrew.com

The Damascus Brewery 32173 Government Road, Damascus 540.314.2782 • thedamascusbrewery.com

Eastern Divide Brewing Company 3175 Commerce Street, Blacksburg 540.577.6877 • easterndivide.com

Iron Tree Brewing Company 5 Roanoke Street, Christiansburg 540.251.3419 • irontreebrewing.com

Long Way Brewing 501 2nd Street, Radford 540.838.2229 • longwaybrewing.com

Moon Hollow Brewing Company 4237 Prices Fork Road, Blacksburg 540.505.2293 • moonhollowbrewing.com

Rising Silo Brewing Company 2351 Glade Road, Blacksburg 410.596.1200 • risingsilobrewery.com

River Company Brewery 6633 Viscoe Road, Radford (Fairlawn) 540.633.3940 therivercompanybrewery.com

State Street Brewing 801 State Street, Bristol 276.644.3380 • statestreetbrewing.com

Wolf Hills Brewing Company 350 Park Street, Abingdon 303.5508762 • wolfhillsbrewing.com

CENTRAL VIRGINIA

Apocalypse Ale Works 1257 Burnbridge Road, Forest 434.258.8761 • endofbadbeer.com

Ardent Craft Ales 3200 W. Leigh Street, Richmond 804.359.1605 • ardentcraftales.com

Bald Top Brewing Co. 1830 Thrift Road, Madison 540.409.4129 • baldtopbrewing.com

Basic City Beer Co-RVA 212 W. Sixth Street, Richmond 804.447.4735 • basiccitybeer.com

Beale’s 510 Grove Street, Bedford 540.583.5113 • bealesbeer.com

Benchtop Brewing Company 434 Hull Street, Richmond benchtopbrewing.com

Bingo Beer Co. 2900 West Broad Street, Richmond 804.386.0290 • bingorva.com

Molly’s Blind Dog Brewery 4515 W. Hundred Road, Chester 804.530.9022 • mollysbicycleshop.com

Blue Mountain Brewery 9519 Critzer Shop Road, Afton 540.456.8020 • bluemountainbrewery.com

Blue Mountain Barrel House 495 Cooperative Way, Arrington 434.263.4002 • bluemountainbarrel.com

Brasserie Saison

111 E. Main Street, Charlottesville 434.202.7027 • brasseriesaison.net

Brewing Tree Beer Company 9278 Rockfish Valley Hwy., Afton 540.381.0990 • brewingtreebeer.com

Bryant’s Brewing 3224 East Branch Loop, Roseland 434.818.1215 • bryantscider.com

Camp Trapezium 140 Union Hill Road, Amherst 434.381.2635 • trapeziumbrewing.com

Canon & Draw Brewing Company 1529 West Main Street, Richmond 804.353.0536 • canonanddraw.beer

Castleburg Brewery & Taproom

1626 Owenby Lane, Richmond 23220 804.353.1256 • castleburgbrewery.com

Center of the Universe Brewing Company 11293 Air Park Road, Ashland 804.368.0299 • cotubrewing.com

Champion Brewing Co. 324 6th Street, Charlottesville 434.295.2739 championbrewingcompany.com

Champion Ice House 212 N. Main Street, Gordonsville 540.406.5393 • championicehouse.com

Colonial Beach Brewing 215C Washington Avenue, Colonial Beach 540.226.2114 • colonialbeachbrewing.com

Cooling Pond Brewery 4411 Zachary Taylor Highway, Mineral 540.603.0239 • coolingpondbrewery.com

Crazy Rooster Brewing Company 1560 Oakbridge Drive, Powhatan 804.464.2958 • crazyroosterbrewing.com

Dancing Kilt Brewery 12912 Old Stage Road, Chester 804.318.1381 • dancingkiltbrewery.com

Decipher Brewing 1740 Broadway Street, Charlottesville 434.995.5777 decipherbrewingco.wixsite.com

Devils Backbone Brewing CompanyBasecamp

200 Mosbys Run, Roseland 434.361.1001 • dbbrewingcompany.com

Dragon Run Brewing 1401 Centerville Road, Shacklefords 804.832.5285 • dragonrunbrewing.com

Extra Billy’s 1110 Alverser Dive, Midlothian 804.379.8727 • extrabillys.com

Final Gravity Brewing Company 6118 Lakeside Avenue, Richmond 804.264.4808 • finalgravitybrewing.com

Fine Creek Brewing Company 2425 Robert E. Lee Road, Powhatan 804.372.9786 • finecreekbrewing.com

Garden Grove Brewing and Urban Winery 3445 W Cary Street, Richmond 804.338.6029 • gardengrovebrewing.com

Hardywood Park Craft Brewery 2408 Ownby Lane, Richmond 804.420.2420 • hardywood.com

Hardywood Park Craft Brewery West Creek 820 Sanctuary Trail Drive, Richmond 804.418.3548 • hardywood.com

Intermission Beer Co. 10089 Brook Road, Glen Allen 804.585.0405 • intermission.com

Iron Pipe Alewerks 323 A. North Madison Road, Orange 540.522.0673 • ironpipealewerks.com

Isley Brewing Company 1715 Summit Avenue, Richmond 804.499.0721 • isleybrewingcompany.com

James River Brewery

561 Valley Street, Scottsville 434.286.7837 • jrbrewery.com

Kindred Spirits Brewing Company 12830 W. Creek Parkway, Goochland 804.708.0309 • kindredspiritsbrewing.com

Legend Brewing Company 321 W. Seventh Street, Richmond 804.232.3446 • legendbrewing.com

Lickinghole Creek Farm Brewery

4100 Knolls Point Drive, Goochland 804.314.4380 • lickingholecreek.com

Loose Shoe Brewing Company

198 Ambriar Plaza, Amherst 434-941-7345 • looseshoebrewing.com

Loose Shoe Brewing Company

201 Old Courthouse Road, Appomattox 434-941-7345 • looseshoebrewing.com

Main Line Brewery

1603 Ownby Lane, Richmond 804-387-9670 • mainlinerva.com

Meriwether Springs Vineyard & Brewery 1040 Owensville Road, Charlottesville 434.409.1435 • meriwethersprings.com

Midnight Brewery

2410 Granite Ridge Road, Rockville 804.356.9379 • midnight-brewery.com

Mt. Ida Reserve Tasting Room & Taphouse. 5600 Moonlight Drive, Scottsville 434.286.4282 • mountidareserve.com

Origin Beer Lab

106 S. Railroad Avenue, Ashland 804.368.0299 • originbeerlab.com

Patch Brewing Company 10271 Gordon Avenue, Gordonsville 540.466.8536 • patchbrewingco.com

Pro Re Nata Farm Brewery

6135 Rockfish Gap Turnpike, Crozet 434.823.4878 • prnbrewery.com

Random Row Brewing Company

608 Preston Avenue, Charlottesville 434.284.8466 • randomrow.com

Reason Beer Co.

1180 Seminole Trail, #290, Charlottesville 434.260.0145 • reasonbeer.com

Richbrau Brewing Co. 5 South 20th Street, Richmond 804.621.4100 • richbraubrewing.com

Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery 11800 W. Broad Street, Richmond 804-237-1684 • rockbottom.com

Rockfish Brewing Co. 900 Preston Avenue, Charlottesville 434.566.0969 • rockfishbrewcompany.com

Selvedge Brewing

1837 Broadway Street, Charlottesville 434.270.0555

thewoolfactory.com/selvedge-brewing

Shotwell Run Brewing Company

2585 S F T Valley Road, Etlan 540.923.4048 • bluequartzwinery.com

South Street Brewery 106 South Street, Charlottesville 434.293.6550 • southstreetbrewery.com

Southern Revere Cellars

1100 E. Jack Jouett Road, Louisa 540.260.5494 • southernrevere.com

Starr Hill Brewery

5391 Three Notch’d Road, Crozet 434.823.5671 • starrhill.com

Starr Hill Beer Hall & Rooftop 3406 West Leigh Street, Richmond 804.912.1794 • starrhill.com

Starr Hill Downtown 946 Grady Avenue, Charlottesville 434.202.2947 • starrhill.com

Starr Hill Lynchburg 1300 Main Street, Lynchburg 434.219.6441 • starrhill.com virginiacraftbeer.com

Steam Bell Beer Works

1717 E. Oak Lake Blvd., Midlothian 804.728.1876 • steambell.beer

Stone Brewing Company 4300 Williamsburg Avenue, Richmond 760.294.7899 • stonebrewing.com

Strangeways Brewing 2277 Dabney Road, Richmond 804.303.4336 • strangewaysbrewing.com

Strangeways Brewing RVA – Scott’s Addition 3110 West Leigh Street, Richmond 804.303.4336 • strangewaysbrewing.com

Tabol Brewing 704 Dawn Street, Richmond 804.303.5528 • tabolbrewing.com

Tap 29 154 Winery Lane, Leon 540.547.3707 • tap29brew.com

The Answer Brewpub 6008 West Broad Street, Richmond 804.282.1248 • theanswerbrewpub.com

The Veil Brewing Company 1301 Roseneath Road, Richmond 804.355.58515 • theveilbrewing.com

Three Leg Run 4418 W. Hundred Road, Chester 804.454.0365 • threelegrun.com

Three Notch’d Brewing Company

RVA Colab House 2930 W. Broad Street, Richmond 804.554.4100 • threenotchdbrewing.com

Three Notch’d @ IX Park 520 2nd Street, SE, Charlottesville 434.956.3141 • threenotchdbrewing.com

Three Roads Brewing Company 312 W. Third Street, Farmville 434.315.0471 • 3roadsbrewing.com

Three Roads Brewing Company 1300 Court Street, Lynchburg 434.386.8153 • 3roadsbrewing.com

Trapezium Brewing Company 423 Third Street, Petersburg 571.758.2738 • trapeziumbrewing.com

Triple Crossing Brewing Company 113 S. Foushee Street, Richmond 804.308.0475 • triplecrossing.com

Triple Crossing Brewing Company 5203 Hatcher Street, Richmond 804.496.1955 • triplecrossingbeer.com

Unionville Brewing Co. 24333 Narrow Gauge Road, Unionville 540.406.2951 • unionvillebrewingco.com

Vasen Brewing Company 3331 Moore Street, Richmond 804.588.5678 • vasenbrewing.com

WAR Craft Brewery

7793 White Oak Road, Rapidan 571.445.5869 • warcraftbrewery.com

White Rock Brewing Company 2117 Bruno Drive, Goodview 540.890.3359 • whiterockwines.com.

WildManDan Beer Centric B&B 279 Avon Road, Afton 434.270.0404 • wmdb3.com

Willow Spring Brewery in The Light Well Restaurant

110 E Main Street, Orange 540.661.0004 • thelightwell.com

Wood Ridge Farm Brewery 165 Old Ridge Road, Lovingston 434.422.6225 woodridgefarmbreweryva.com

COASTAL VIRGINIA

1700 Brewing 11838 Canon Blvd., Newport News 757.782.5941 • 1700brewing.beer

1865 Brewing Co. 9 S. Mallory Street, Hampton 757.964.9571 • 1865brewingcompany.com

Alewerks

189-B Ewell Road, Williamsburg 757.220.3670 • alewerks.com

Alewerks Satellite Brewery Williamsburg Premium Outlets 5715 Richmond Road, Williamsburg 757.220.0421 • alewerks.com

Back Bay Brewing Company 614 Norfolk Avenue, Virginia Beach 757.531.7750 • backbaybrewco.com

Back Bay’s Farmhouse Brewing Co. 1805 Kempsville Road, Virginia Beach 757.512.6430 • farmhousebrewingva.com

Benchtop Brewing Company 1129 Boissevain Avenue, Norfolk 757.321.9482 • benchtopbrewing.com

Big Ugly Brewing Company 845 Battlefield Blvd. S., Chesapeake 757.609.2739 • biguglybrewing.com

Billsburg Brewery 2054 Jamestown Road, Williamsburg 757.926.0981 • billsburg.com

Black Narrows Brewing Company 4522 Chicken City Road, Chincoteague 757.336.7001• blacknarrowsbrewing.com

Bold Mariner Brewing Company 1901 E. Ocean View Avenue, Norfolk 757.952.6533 • boldmariner.com

Bull Island Brewing Company 758 Settlers Landing Road, Hampton 757.788.9489 • bullislandbrewing.com

Callao Brewing Company 129 Northumberland Highway, Callao 804.529.1042 facebook.com/callao.brewing.co

Cape Charles Brewing Co. 2198 Stone Road, Cape Charles 757.695.3909 • capecharlesbrewing.com

Capstan Bar Brewing Company 2036 Exploration Way, Hampton 757.788.7276 • capstanbarbrewing.com

Coastal Fermentory 206 23rd Street, Newport News 540.333.4456 • coastalfermentory.com

Commonwealth Brewing Company 2444 Pleasure House Road, Virginia Beach • 757.305.9652 commonwealthbrewingcompany.com

COVA Brewing Co. 9529 Shore Drive, Norfolk 757.917.5499 • covabrewco.com

Elation Brewing 5104 Colley Avenue, Norfolk 757.695.3909 • elation.beer

Frothy Moon Brewhouse 1826 Jamestown Road, Williamsburg frothymoonbrewhouse.com

Gloucester Brewing Company 6778 Main Street, Gloucester 804.210.1407 • globrewco.com

Harbor Trail Brewing Company 5900 Churchland Blvd., Portsmouth 757.381.7979 www.harbortrailbrewing.com

Maker’s Craft Brewery 735 E. 23rd Street, Norfolk 757.226.8506 • makers.beer

MoMac Brewing Company 3228 Academy Avenue, Portsmouth 757.383.9572 • momacbrewing.com

Montross Brewery & Beer Garden 15381 Kings Highway, Montross 804.452.7394 • montrossbrewery.com

Nansemond Brewing Station 212 E. Washington Street, Suffolk 757.630.2178 • nansemondbrewing.com

New Realm Brewing Company 1209 Craft Lane, Virginia Beach 757.302.8550 • newrealmbrewing.com

Nost Brewing Project 81 Patch Road, Hampton • 757.224.7042

O’Connor Brewing Company 211 W. 24th Street, Norfolk 757.623.2337 • oconnorbrewing.com

Oozlefinch Beers & Blending 81 Patch Road, Fort Monroe 757.224.7042 • oozelfinchbeers.com

Pleasure House Brewing 2032 Pleasure House Road, Virginia Beach • 757.647.8597 pleasurehousebrewing.com

Precarious Beer Hall 110 S. Henry Street, Williamsburg 757.808.5104 • precariousbeer.com

Precarious Beer Project / Amber Ox Public House 521 Prince George Street, Williamsburg 757.790.2299 • precariousbeer.com

Reaver Beach Brewing Company 1505 Taylor Farm Road, Virginia Beach 757.563.2337 • reaverbeach.com

Reaver Beach Brewing Company 3800 Colley Avenue, Norfolk 757.904.5344 • reaverbeach.com

Rip Rap Brewing Company 116 E 25th Street, Norfolk 757.632.0159 • riprapbrewing.com

Smartmouth Brewing Company 1309 Raleigh Avenue, Norfolk 757.624.3939 • smartmouthbrewing.com

Smartmouth Pilot House 313 32nd Street, Virginia Beach 757.624.3939 • smartmouthbrewing.com

St. George Brewing Company 204 Challenger Way, Hampton 757.865.7781 • stgbeer.com

Strangeways Brewing Williamsburg 1430 High Street, Suite 1103, Williamsburg 757.808.5824 • strangewaysbrewing.com

Talleysville Brewing Company 8400 Old Church Road, New Kent 804.932.8240 • newkentwinery.com

That Damn Mary Brewing Company 5036 George Washington Memorial Highway, Hayes 804.436.2204 thatdamnmarybrewing.com

The Bunker Brewpub & Cadence Hall 211 21st Street, Virginia Beach 757.227.4250 • bunkerbrewpub.com

The Garage 1011 Eden Way N., Chesapeake 757.389.5353 • garagebeer.com

The Vanguard Brewpub & Distillery 504 N. King Street, Hampton 757.224.1807 • thevanguard757.com

The Virginia Beer Company 401 Second Street, Williamsburg 757.378.2903 • virginiabeerco.com

Thin Brew Line 1375 Oceana Blvd., Virginia Beach 757.937.8613 • thinbrewline.com

Tradition Brewing Company 700 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Newport News 757.303.3415 • traditionbrewing.com

Vibrant Shore Brewing Company 505 18th Street, Virginia Beach 757.428.2949

vibrantshorebrewingcompany.com

Wasserhund Brewing Company 805 Laskin Road, Virginia Beach 757.618.6051 • wasserhundbrewing.com

Wharf Hill Brewing Co. 25 Main Street, Smithfield 757-357-7100 • wharfhillbrewing.com

Young Veterans Brewing Company 2505 Horse Pasture Road,, Va Beach 757.689.4021 • yvbc.com

NORTHERN VIRGINIA

2 Silos Brewing Co. 9925 Discovery Blvd., Manassas 703.420.2264 • 2silosbrewing.com

6 Bears & A Goat Brewing Company 11440 International Drive, Fredericksburg 540.356.9056 • 6bgbrewing.com

1781 Brewing Company 11109 Plank Road, Spotsylvania 804.842.0199 • 1781brewing.com

Adroit Theory Brewing Company 404 Browing Court, Purcellville 703.722.3144 • adroit-theory.com

Adventure Brewing Company 33 Perchwood Drive, Fredericksburg 540.242.8876 • adventurebrewing.com

Adventure Brewing Company 1113 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Fredericksburg 540.242.8876 • adventurebrewing.com

Altered Suds Brewing 36 Main Street, Warrenton 540.216.3490 • alteredsudsbeer.com

Aslin Beer Company 767 Elden Street, Herndon 703.787.5766 • aslinbeer.com

Aslin Beer Company 847 S. Pickett Street, Alexandria 703.787.5766 • aslinbeer.com

Audacious Aleworks

110 E. Fairfax Street, Falls Church 571.303.0177 • audaciousaleworks.com

B Chord Brewing 34266 Williams Gap Road, Round Hill 571.474.9191 • bchordbrewing.com

Barking Rose Brewery & Farm 9057 Old Culpeper Road, Warrenton 540.935.6206 • barkingrose.com

Barley Naked 15 Tech Parkway, Stafford 540.623.4475 • barleynaked.com

Barnhouse Brewery 43271 Spinks Ferry Road, Leesburg 703.675.8408 • barnhousebrewery.com

Barrel Oak Farm Taphouse 3623 Grove Lane, Delaplane 540.364.6402 • barreloak.com

Bear Chase Brewing Company 18294 Blue Ridge Mountain Road 540.554.8210 • bearchasebrew.com

Beer Hound Brewery 201 Waters Place, Culpeper 540-317-5327 • beerhoundbrewery.com

Belly Love Brewing Company

725 E Main Street, Purcellville 540.441.3159 • bellylovebrewing.com

Beltway Brewing Company 22620 Davis Drive, Sterling 571.989.2739 • beltwaybrewco.com

Bike Lane Brewing 11150 Sunset Hills Road, Reston 703.689.2671 • bikelanebrewing.com

Black Hoof Brewing Company 11 S. King Street, Leesburg 571.707.8014 • blackhoofbrewing.com

Black Walnut Brewing Company 210 S King Street, Leesburg facebook.com/blackwalnutbrewery

Board Room Brewing Company 925 Garfield Street, Arlington 703.248.9439 • theboardroomva.com

Brew Republic Bierwerks 15201 Potomac Town Place, Woodbridge 703.594.7950 • brewrepublic.beer

Bunnyman Brewing 5583 Guinea Road, Fairfax bunnymanbrewing.com

Caboose Brewing Company 520 Mill Street NE, Vienna 703-865-8580 • caboosebrewing.com

Caboose Commons 2918 Eskridge Road, Fairfax 703.663.8833 • caboosebrewing.com

Cedar Run Brewery 12801 Hazelwood Drive, Nokesville 703.594.0420 • cedarrunbrewery.com

Chubby Squirrel Brewing Company 10382 Willard Way, Fairfax 571.989.1082 chubbysquirrelbrewing.com

Crooked Run Brewing Company 22455 Davis Drive, Sterling 571.375.26525 • cookedrunbrewing.com

Crooked Run Brewing Company 205 Harrison Street SE, Leesburg 571.978.4446 • cookedrunbrewing.com

Death Ridge Brewery 5393 Higher Ground Trail, Jeffersonton 540.764.4057 • deathridgebrewery

Dirt Farm Brewing Co. 18701 Foggy Bottom Road, Bluemont 540.554.2337 • dirtfarmbrewing.com

Dynasty Brewing Co. 21140 Ashburn Crossing Drive, Asburn 571.246.5991 • dynastybrewing.com

Dynasty Brewing Co. 101 Loudoun Street SE, Leesburg 571.246.5991 • dynastybrewing.com

Eavesdrop Brewery 7223 Centreville Road, Yorkshire 703.420.8955 • eavesdropbrewery.com

Fair Winds Brewing Company 7000 Newington Road, Lorton 703-372-2001 • fairwindsbrewing.com

Far Gohn Brewing Co. 301 S Main Street, Culpeper 540.321.4578 • fargohnbrewing.com

The Farm Brewery at Broad Run 16015 John Marshall Hwy., Broad Run 703.753.3548 thefarmbreweryatbroadrun.com

Flying Ace Distillery & Brewery 40950 Flying Ace Lane, Lovettsville 540.579.2007 • flyingacefarm.com

Harpers Ferry Brewing 37410 Adventure Center Lane, Purcellville 571.420.2161 • harpersferrybrewing.com

Harvest Gap Brewery 15485 Purcellville Road, Hillsboro 703.431.5696 • harvestgap.com

Heritage Brewing Co. 9436 Center Point Lane, Manassas 800.432.1792 • heritagebrewing.com

Highmark Brewery 390 Kings Hwy., Fredericksburg 540.709.2020 • highmarkbrewery.com

Hillsborough Farm Brewery 36716 Charles Town Pike, Purcellville 540.668.6216 • hillsboroughwine.com

Honor Brewing Co. 14004A Willard Road, Chantilly 571.752.6491 • honorbrewing.com

Hopkins Ordinary Ale Works 47 Main Street, Sperryville 540.987.3383 • hopkinsordinary.com

House 6 Brewing Co. 44427 Atwater Drive, Ashburn 585.520.5710 • house6brewing.com

Lake Anne Brew House 11424 Washington Plaza West, Reston 571.758.2739 • lakeannebrewhouse.com

Little Washington Brewery (Skyline Brewery) 72 Christmas Tree Lane, Washington 540.987.8330 littlewashingtonbrewery.com

Lost Barrel Brewing 36138 John Mosby Highway, Middleburg 540.326.4631• lostbarrel.com

Lost Rhino Brewing Company 21730 Red Rum Drive, Ashburn 571.291.2083 • lostrhino.com

Loudoun Brewing Company 310 E Market Street, Leesburg 703.350.8553 • loudounbrewing.com

Maltese Brewing Company 11047 B Pierson Drive, Fredericksburg 540.385.9360 • maltesebrewing.com

Mustang Sally Brewing Company 14140 Parke Long Court, Chantilly 703.378.7450 • msbrewing.com

New District Brewing Company 2709 S Oakland Street, Arlington 703.888.5820 • newdistrictbrewing.com

Notaviva Craft Fermentations 13274 Sagle Road, Purcellville 540.668.6756 • notavivavineyards.com

Ocelot Brewing Company 23600 Overland Drive, Sterling 703-665-2146 • ocelotbrewing.com

Old Bust Head Brewing Company 7134 Lineweaver Road, Warrenton 540.347.4777 • oldbusthead.com

Old 690 Brewing Company 15670 Ashbury Church Road, Purcellville 540.717.0190 • old690.com

Old House Brewing Co. 18351 Corkys Lane, Culpeper 540.423.1032 • oldhousevineyards.com

Old Ox Brewery 44652 Guilford Drive, Ashburn 703.729.8375 • oldoxbrewery.com

Old Ox Brewery 14 S. Madison Street, Middleburg 540.326.8943 • oldoxbrewery.com

Old Trade Brewery 13270 Alanthus Road, Brandy Station 774.218.8645 • oldtradebrewery.com

Ono Brewing Co. 4520 Daly Drive, Chantilly 571.409.6662 • onobrewco.com

the brewery guide

Ornery Beer Company

3950 University Drive, Fairfax 571.459.2143 • ornerybeer.com

Pen Druid Brewing 7 River Lane, Sperryville 540.987.8800 • pendruid.com

Port City Brewing Company 3950 Wheeler Avenue, Alexandria 703.797.2739 • portcitybrewing.com

Powers Farm & Brewery 9269 Redemption Way, Midland 540.272.5060 • powersfarmbrewery.com

Public House Kitchen & Brewery 9406 Battle Street, Manassas 571.292.1427 • phbrewpub.com

Quattro Goombas Brewing Company 22860 James Monroe Highway, Aldie 703-327-6052 • goombabrewery.com

Red Dragon Brewery 1419 Princess Anne Street, Fredericksburg 540.382.4342 • reddragonbrewery.com

Rocket Frog Brewing Company 22560 Glenn Drive, Sterling 571.375.7920 • rocketfrogbeer.com

Settle Down Easy Brewing 2822 Fairfax Drive, Falls Church 703.573.2011• settledowneasybrewing.com

Sinistral Brewing Company 9419 Main Street, Manassas 703.686.4575 • sinistralbbrewingcompany.com

Solace Brewing Company 42615 Trade West Drive, Dulles 703.345.5630 • solacebrewing.com

Solace Outpost 444 West Broad Street, Falls Church 571.378.1469 • solacebrewing.com

Starr Hill Biergarten 1805 Capital One Center Drive, Tysons starrhill.com

Strangeways Brewing 350 Landsdowne Road, Fredericksburg 540.371.1776 • strangewaysbrewing.com

Sweetwater Tavern 14250 Sweetwater Lane, Centreville 703.449.1100 • greatamericanrestaurants.com

Sweetwater Tavern 3066 Gate House Plaza, Falls Church 703.645.8100 • greatamericanrestaurants.com

Sweetwater Tavern 45980 Waterview Plaza, Sterling 571.434.6500 • greatamericanrestaurants.com

The Craft of Brewing 21140 Ashburn Crossing Drive, Ashburn 703.687.3932 • thecraftob.com

Tin Cannon Brewing Co 7679 Limestone Drive, Gainesville 571-248-0489 • tincannonbrewing.com

Trouvaille Brewing Company 14600 Washington Street, #150, Haymarket 703.743.1829 • trouvaillebrewingco.com

Tucked Away Brewing Company 8420 Kao Circle, Manassas 703.420.2890 • tuckedawaybrew.com

Vanish Brewing 44624 Leelyn Farm Lane, Leesburg 703.779.7407 • vanishbeer.com

Water’s End Brewery 12425 Dillingham Square, Lake Ridge 571.285.1997 • watersendbrewery.com

Water’s End Brewery

14397 Potomac Mills Road, Woodbridge 571-398-0342 • watersendbrewery.com

Water’s End Brewery

525 Caroline Street, Fredericksburg watersendbrewery.com

Wheatland Spring Farm & Brewery

38506 John Wolford Road, Waterford 540.746.6080 • wheatlandspring.com

Wild Run Brewing Company

3071 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Stafford 540.659.3447 • wildrunbrewing.com

SHENANDOAH VALLEY

Alesatian Brewing Company

23 N. Loudoun Street, Winchester 540.667.2743 • alesatianbrewing.com

Backroom Brewery

150 Ridgemont Road, Middletown 540.869.8482 • facebook.com/BackroomBrewery

Basic City Beer Co.

1010 E. Main Street, Waynesboro 540.265.8062 • basiccitybeer.com

Box Office Brewery

177 East King Street, Strasburg 540.465.2609 • boxofficebrewery.com

BrewHaHa Brewing Company

11704 Spotswood Trail, Elkton 540.289.1760 • brewhahabrewery.com

Broken Window Brewing Co.

14 W. Boscawen Street, Winchester 540.660.9577•brokenwindowbrewing.com

Brothers Craft Brewing

800 N Main Street, Harrisonburg 540.432.8940 • threebrosbrew.com

Cave Hill Farms Brewing

1001 Jacob Burner Drive, Mcgaheysville 540.810.7562 • cavehillfarmsbrewery.com

Devils Backbone Brewing Company - Outpost 50 Northwind Lane, Lexington 540.462.6200 • dbbrewingcompany.com

Elkton Brewing Co.

100 N. Fifth Street, Elkton 540.246.1684 • elktonbrewing.com

Escutcheon Brewing Company

150 W. Commercial Street, Winchester 540.773.3042 • escutcheonbrewing.com

Great Valley Farm Brewery

60 Great Valley Lane, Natural Bridge 540.521.6163 •greatvalleyfarmbrewery.com

Hawksbill Brewing Company

22 Zerkel Street, Luray • 540.860.5608 hawksbillbrewing.wordpress.com

Heliotrope Brewing

128 S. Main Street, Lexington 540.458.3846 • heliotropebrewery.com

Pale Fire Brewing Company

217 S. Liberty Street, Harrisonburg 540-217-5452 • palefirebrewing.com

Queen City Brewing

834 Springhill Road, Staunton 540.213.8014 • qcbrewing.com

Redbeard Brewing

120 South Lewis Street, Staunton 804.641.9340 • redbeardbrews.com

Ridge Runner Farm & Brewery 6895 Back Road, Maurertown 571.201.2963 • virginiafarmbrew.com

Restless Moons Brewing Company 120 W. Wolfe Street, Harrisonburg 540.217.2726 • restlessmoons.com

Seven Arrows Brewing Company 2508 Jefferson Hwy., Waynesboro 540-221-6968 • sevenarrowsbrewing.com

Shenandoah Valley Brewing Company 103 W. Beverly Street, Staunton 540.887.2337 • shenvalbrew.com

Skipping Rock Beer Co. 414 Parkersburg Turnpike, Staunton 540.466.5692 • skippingrockbeer.com

Stable Craft Brewing at Hermitage Hill 375 Madrid Road, Waynesboro 540.490.2609 • stablecraftbrewing.com

Swover Creek Farm Brewery 4176 Swover Creek Road, Edinburg 540.984.8973 • swovercreekfarms.com

The Friendly Fermenter 20 South Mason Street, Harrisonburg 540.217.2614 • friendlyfermenter.com

Three Notch’d Brewing Co. 241 E. Market Street, Harrisonburg 540.217.5939 • threenotchdbrewing.com

Vibrissa Beer 122 E. Main Street, Front Royal 540.631.0773 • frontroyalbrewing.com

Winchester Brew Works 320 N Cameron Street, Winchester 540.692.9242 • winchesterbrewworks.com

Woodstock Brewhouse 123 E Court Street, Woodstock 540-459-2739 • woodstockbrewhouse.com

SOUTHERN VIRGINIA

2 Witches Winery & brewing Company 209 Trade Street, Danville 434.549.2739 • 2witcheswinebrew.com

ballad Brewing Company 600 Craighead Street, Danville 434.799.4677 balladbrewing.com

Bricktown Brewery 3585 Riverside Dr, Danville, VA 24541 434.217.1458 • bricktownbrewery.com

Buggs Island Brewing Company 110 College Street, Clarkesville 434.265.3343 • buggsislandbrewing.com

Mountain Valley Brewing Company 4220 Mountain Valley Road, Axton 276.833.2171 mountainvalleybrewing.com

VIRGINIA MOUNTAINS

A Few Old Goats

515 8th Street, SW, Roanoke 540.339.9562 • afogbrewing.com

Bacova Beer Company 2814 Main Street, Hot Springs 540.839.2217 • bacovabeer.com

Barrel Craft Beer & Brewing 2601 Franklin Road, Suite A, Roanoke 540.206.3475 • barrelchestwineandbeer.com

Big Lick Brewing Co. 409 Salem Avenue SW, Roanoke 540.562.8383 • biglickbrewingco.com

Chaos Mountain Brewing Company 3135 Dillons Mill Road, Callaway 540.334.1600 • chaosmountainbrewing.com

Golden Cactus Brewing 214 5th Street, SW, Roanoke 540.566.3071 • goldencactusbrewing.com

Hammer & Forge Brewing Company 70 Main Street, Boones Mill 540.909.3200

hammerandforgebrewing.com

Jack Mason’s Tavern 400 E. Ridgeway Street, Clifton Forge 540.862.5624 • jackmasontavern.com

Olde Salem Brewing Company 21 E. Main Street, Salem 540.404.4399 • oldesalembrewing.com

Olde Salem Brewing Company 315 Market Street SE, Roanoke oldesalembrewing.com

Parkway Brewing 739 Kessler Mill Road, Salem 540.404.9810 • parkwaybrewing.com

Starr Hill Pilot Brewery 6 Old Whitmore Road, Roanoke 434.823.5671 • starrhill.com

Three Notch’d Craft Kitchen & Brewery 24 Campbell Avenue SE, Roanoke 540.492.5005 • threenotchdbrewing.com

Twin Creeks Brewing Co. 111 Pollard Street, Vinton 540.265.8062 • twincreeksbrewing.com

Twin Creeks Brewing Co. 1 Old Salem Turnpike, Roanoke 540.566.4863 • twincreeksbrewing.com

Twisted Track Brewpub 523 Shenandoah Avenue, NW, Roanoke 540.339.9776 • twistedtrackbrewpub.com

Coyote Hole Ciderworks

225 Oak Grove Drive, Mineral 540.894.1053 • coyotehole.com

Garden Grove Brewing and Urban Winery 3445 W Cary Street, Richmond 804.338.6029 • gardengrovebrewing.com

Potter’s Craft Cider 1350 Arrowhead Valley Road, Charlottesville 434.964.0271 • potterscraftcider.com

West Creek Cider 820 Sanctuary Trail Drive, Richmond 804.418.3548 • hardywood.com

COASTAL VIRGINIA

Sly Clyde Ciderworks 207 E. Mellen Street, Hampton slyclyde.com

NORTHERN VIRGINIA

Cobbler Mountain Cellars 5909 Long Fall Lane, Delaplane 540.364.2802 • cobblercellars.com

Corcoran Vineyards Hard Cider 14635 Corky’s Farm Lane, Waterford 540.882.9073 • corcoranvineyards.com

Henway Hard Cider 18780 Foggy Bottom Road, Bluemont henwayhardcider.com

Hinson Ford Cider & Mead 379 Hinson Ford Road, Amissville 540.219.8397

Lost Boy Cider 317 Hooffs Run Drive, Alexandria 703.868.4865 • lostboycider.com

CENTRAL VIRGINIA

Albemarle CiderWorks 2545 Rural Ridge Ln., North Garden 434.297.2326 • albemarleciderworks.com

Blue Bee Cider 1320 Summit Avenue, Richmond 804.231.0280 • bluebeecider.com

Blue Toad Hard Cider Pub 9278 Rockfish Valley Hwy., Afton 434.996.6992 • bluetoadhardcider.com

Bold Rock Hard Cider 1020 Rockfish Valley Hwy., Nellysford 434.361.1030 • boldrock.com

Bryant's Cider 2114 E. Main Street, Richmond bryantscider.com

Bryant’s Small Batch Cider 3224 East Branch Loop, Roseland 804.420.9683 • bryantscider.com

Buskey Cider 2910 W. Leigh Street, Richmond buskeycider.com

Castle Hill Cider 6065 Turkey Sag Rd., Keswick 434.296.0047 • castlehillcider.com

Courthouse Creek Cider 1581 Maidens Road, Goochland courthousecreek.com

Courthouse Creek Cider 3300 W. Broad Street, Richmond courthousecreek.com

Mount Defiance Cidery & Distillery 207 W. Washington St., Middleburg 540.687.8100 • mtdefiance.com

Wild Hare Cider 106A South Street, SE, Leesburg 833.675.WILD

SHENANDOAH VALLEY

Ciders from Mars 121 S. Lewis Street, Staunton cidersfrommars.com

Halcyon Days Cidery Company 4135 S Lee Highway, Natural Bridge 540.291.1340 • halcyondayscider.com

Old Hill Cider 17768 Honeyville Rd., Timberville 540.896.7582 • oldhillcider.com

Old Town Cidery 326 N. Cameron Street, Winchester 540.662.6251• glaizeapples.com

Sage Bird Ciderworks 325 N. Liberty Street, Harrisonburg 540.607.8084 • sagebirdciderworks.com

The Winery at Kindred Pointe 3575 Conicville Rd Mt Jackson, Shenandoah County 540.477.3570 • kindredpointe.com

Widow’s Watch Cidery Muse Orchard • 533 Lantz Road, Edinburg 240.723.0672 • widowswatchcider.com

Winchester Ciderworks 2504 N. Frederick Pike, Winchester 540.550.3800 • WinchesterCiderworks.com

VIRGINIA MOUNTAINS

Big Fish Cider 59 Spruce Street, Monterey 540.468.2322 • bigfishcider.com

Troddenvale

170 Oakley Farm Lane, Warm Springs troddenvale.com

BLUE RIDGE HIGHLANDS

Blacksnake Meadery

605 Buffalo Road, Dugspur 540.834.6172 • blacksnakemead.com

CENTRAL VIRGINIA

Black Heath Meadery

1313 Altamont Ave, Richmond 703.582.0856 • blackheathmeadery.com

Funktastic Meads

1212 Alverser Plaza, Midlothian 804.472.6920 • funktasticmeads.com

Garden Grove Brewing and Urban Winery 3445 W Cary Street, Richmond 804.338.6029 • gardengrovebrewing.com

Haley’s Honey 235 East Broadway Avenue, Hopewell 804.310.6845

Hill Top Berry Farm and Winery 2800 Berry Hill Rd., Nellysford 434.361.1266 • hilltopberrywine.com

Honey Grail 525 E. Market Street, #135, Leesburg 202.455.5520 • honeygrail.com

Saga Meadery Madison Heights, 339.221.3115 • sagameadery.com

The Thistle and Stag Meadery 2053 E. River Road, Fork Union 434.842.2200 • thethistleandstag.com

COASTAL VIRGINIA

Serendipity Meadworks 15981 Breezy Hill Lane, Smithfield 757-214-7494 • serendipitydmeadworks.com

Silver Hand Meadery 224 Monitcello Ave, Suite, Williamsburg 757.378.2225 • silverhandmeadery.com

NORTHERN VIRGINIA

Stone House Meadery

36580 Shoemaker School Rd., Purcellville 571.512.0763 • stonehousemeadery.com

Maidstone Meadery 9364 Justice Lane, Delaplane 703.303.2090 • maidstonemeadery.com

SHENANDOAH VALLEY

Misty Mountain Mead Works 1531 Pack Horse Road, Winchester 540.888.4420 • mistymountainmead.com